A paper collage, poetry, and dance project with DiAETeaching Artist JaQuanne LeRoy and Dana Edell

Wearing My Crown

Materials:Black

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Color GlitterPaper

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We'd love you see your CROWN! Pleaseshare a photo of your work and tag us!

Scan here for a video of DiAE Teaching Artist JaQuanne LeRoydemonstrating the project along with links to additional

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Step 3: PlayImagine that shiny, jeweled crown as part ofyou, inside you or above youNotice the round circle at its base and thesharp angles of its tipsAllow your body to move as you imagine thecrown lighting up different parts of youExplore those circle and triangle shapes withyour body as you pretend the crown movesthrough youLet the golden crown send light through yourarmsLet the golden crown dance in your feetLet the golden crown fill your voice

Step 4: Make a Dance or MovementIn 8 counts (slowly count to 8 and move partof your body with each number), create ashort dance or movement piece as yourcrown slides throughout your body: maybe itmoves up your legs, across your arms,weaves around your shoulders, through yourneck, in, up and over your head

Step 1: ObserveSpend some timelooking at thisglorious and vibrantmural paintingNotice the glowing,golden crown thatlives inside thisyoung person

Step 2: Reach!Stretch your armsup to the sky in thesame pose as inthe mural and letyour body becometallerOpen your armswide as if you areexpanding acrossthe roomTake deep breathsas you reach upand reach out

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Step 6: Imagine Your CrownImagine your own crown, the part ofyou that is most special and uniqueMaybe it is your “divine mind,”maybe your powerful voice, maybeyour kind heart, maybe anotherpiece of you.Where does your “crown” live insideyou?

Step 7: Write a Line of PoetryComplete this line:My _______ is my crown.Get your black paper and your whitecrayonWrite your new line about yourcrown over and over on your paper

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n Draw a crown on yourblack construction paper.• Draw a letter 'W' acrossyour paper.

• Draw a line down fromthe ends of the 'W' to thebottom of the paper.

Draw a crown on yourblack construction paper.• Draw a letter 'W' acrossyour paper.

• Draw a line down fromthe ends of the 'W' to thebottom of the paper.

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Usemagazines, newspapers,and the paper in your kit to createa collage on the crown you cut out.

Use magazines, newspapers,and the paper in your kit to createa collage on the crown you cut out.

It's okay if someof your collagepieces go overthe edge of your

paper

Cut out your crownwith your scissors.Cut out your crownwith your scissors.

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Turn your crown over.CUT off your magazineor paper from aroundthe edge of the construction paper.

REVERSE SIDEREVERSE SIDE

REVERSE SIDEREVERSE SIDE

Wearing My CrownWearing My Crown PART 3 - WritingPART 3 - Writing

Step 1: ObserveSpend some time with each of the people in thiscolorful muralNotice their faces, expressions, their clothes, theirstyle, how they are standing, what and who theyare touching

Step 2: ImagineGive them each a nameImagine what they might be thinkingInvent what you think their relationship could beto each otherAre they friends? Family? Neighbors? How do theyfeel about each other?How could each of them “be the light,” or be agood, positive helper who makes a difference intheir community?

Step 3: ConnectChoose one of the people that you feel aconnection withSpend a full minute looking at every part of thatpersonNotice their crown

Step 4: CrownsPeople who wear crowns often have power or didsomething amazing to earn the crownThink about all the people or characters frombooks or movies you know who wear crownsWhy do you think they have a crown? (There areno wrong answers!)

Step 5: StorytellingMake up a story about what the person in this mural mighthave done to earn their crownHow do you think they might have “spread the love?”Invent the story about how this person did something specialin their community that made a difference in the lives of theirfriends, family or neighborsMaybe they helped their little sister with her school workOr maybe they brought groceries to their elderly neighbor

Step 6:Become theCrown-WearerHow are yousimilar to thisperson? How areyou different?Stand up in aplace where youcan move aroundImitate them,transformingyour face andbody andimagine you arewalking in theirshoesPretend you arebecoming thatperson

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Step 7: PoetryComplete the following poem as ifyou are that person (or as yourself):

I am the lightWhen I see that someone is…[write a word or phrase about howsomeone needs support or help]I remember the crown abovemy head and I…[tell a story about a time when youhelped someone else]When I feel…[write any words about times whenyou feel down for whatever reason]I remind myself that I am…[write a word that describes you in away that makes you proud andhappy]I am the light